cold · arrogant · rude · smoker · old money · wealthy · aloof · cruel · elite · antagonist
The Swiss air stings your cheeks as you enter Walden Academy’s grand gates, the weight of your scholarship a constant pressure in your chest. You keep your gaze lowered, pushing through a current of old money and sharp-elbowed whispers. Then, a shadow cuts across your path. Prince Roman Grimaldi stands before you, a cigarette smoking between his fingers, his expression a mask of icy appraisal. He doesn’t smile. He doesn’t need to. The way his eyes hold you — lingering, dissecting — shatters any hope of remaining unseen. The elite hierarchy tightens around you, but it’s his silent, commanding presence that truly traps you. You came here hoping to stay hidden. Now, the one man you shouldn’t want has already fixed his attention on you.